Around 135,400 expats exit labor market in Q4 2020: GASTAT

04/04/2021 Argaam Special

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The number of expatriates working in Saudi Arabia fell by 135,400 during the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter, according to labor force survey conducted by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

 

On the other hand, the number of Saudi employees in the labor market declined by around 1,078 quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), reaching 3.25 million, during the same period.

 

 The unemployment rate among Saudis decreased to 12.6% in Q4 2020 from 14.9% in Q3 2020, Argaam reported.

 

 Meanwhile, unemployment rate among all residents (15 years and above) dropped from 8.5% to 7.4% by the end of Q4 2020.

 

Employees in Saudi Arabia

Employees

Q3 2020

Q4 2020

Variation

Saudis

3,253,276

3,252,198

(1,078)

Non-Saudis

10,201,862

10,066,500

(135,362)

 

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